Mortgages

IRESS: MMR behind intermediary market growth

The introduction of the Mortgage Market Review (MMR) 18 months ago has been followed by...

Freedom Finance ramps up intermediary staffing levels

Freedom Finance has revealed a more than doubling of its its intermediary-focussed staff numbers after...

Barclays tops FCA complaints table

Barclays Bank Plc saw a 2.4% rise in complaints made about it to the...

HSBC makes widespread fixed rate cuts

HSBC has cut the interest rates on the majority of its standard range fixed...

TSB increases certain two-year BTL rates

TSB has made rate changes to its two-year buy-to-let products available to home buyers...

The Leeds unveils its lowest ever fixed rate

The Leeds Building Society has launched a short-term two year fixed rate mortgage at...

Two-year fixes saw biggest annual fall last month

Mortgage Advice Bureau's National Mortgage Index has found that the total number of mortgage...

Doubling in annual remortgaging rate

Latest figures from Accord have shown the number of borrowers remortgaging has doubled year-on-year...

AToM partners with the Hanley Economic

All Types of Mortgages Ltd (AToM), has announced a new and exclusive relationship with...

Third consecutive month-on-month rise in approvals

The number of loan approvals for house purchase was 71,030 in August, compared to...

Mark Graves to join The Right Mortgage & Protection Network

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has revealed that Mark Graves is to join...

Aldermore reduces buy-to-let and residential rates

Aldermore has cut the rates on its range of buy-to-let and residential mortgage deals. It...

Remortgagors driven by rate rise expectations

Nearly 30% of remortgagors now believe interest rates are going up, according to findings from...

Lisa Martin to join LSL

Lisa Martin, who quit Sesame Bankhall Group yesterday, is to join LSL’s financial services...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

Latest news

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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